A 44-year-old male has become the fifth person to die from COVID-19 in the country. The victim passed away this morning (4).
Health Services Director General Dr Anil Jasinghe stated that the deceased, a resident of Homagama, had returned from Italy and was at one of the quarantine centres.
He was admitted to the Welikanda Hospital on March 23 and transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on March 26.
The deceased did not have any underlying health conditions, Dr Jasinghe added.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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